Action 21(c)

Ensure that peace operations engage at the earliest possible stage in planning transitions with host countries, the United Nations country team and relevant national stakeholders.

UN entity leads: Department of Peace Operations, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and the Development Coordination Office

Milestone 1 |

The 2013 UN Transitions Policy revised and rolled out to field settings.

Successful transitions require early planning. This action ensures peace operations work from the start with host countries, and UN and local partners to lay the groundwork for lasting peace.

The experience of recent and ongoing transitions provides ample evidence of the need for improved planning for and adequate resourcing of transitions, as well as the need to consider implications for the post-mandate period, to ensure that the hard-won gains of peace operations mandates are safeguarded and that the countries hosting peace operations are placed on a sustainable footing towards durable peace and prosperity.

Dissemination of the finalized policy to missions and highlighting of alignment with existing and prevailing guidance on transitions.